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THE VOICE

Becoming Melania Trump

The Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen opens up about her two-week stint crooning at the Café Carlyle and the masterful impression seen ‘round the world.

Daniel Gross

LAME DUCK

Obama’s Half-Assed Populism

The president finally takes a big stand against wealth inequality tonight, but he still won’t touch the tax loophole that benefits some of his biggest donors.

Daniel Gross

IT’S THE FACTS, STUPID

The GOP Lies About Obama’s Economy

For years Republicans have been spewing doomsday rhetoric, but the stock market is booming, the deficit shrinking, and the economy is adding lots of jobs.

Daniel Gross

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NYET!

Putin Can’t Bully or Bomb a Recession

Sanctions and rising oil prices have collapsed Russia’s currency, and there’s not a damn thing he can do about it. In fact, it’s going to get worse.

Daniel Gross

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LUDICROUS

AIG's $182B Bailout? Not Generous Enough

Ex-AIG CEO Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg is in court seeking $40 billion from the government over its massive bailout. Let’s hope he goes the way of the shameless Fannie and Freddie hondlers.

Daniel Gross

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Melting Away

Battle of the Deficit Bulge Has Been Won

Down two-thirds since the 2009 peak, the issue that once dominated the headlines—and pundits’ airtime—is vanishing as a political and real-world phenomenon.

Daniel Gross

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Some Watchdog

Fed's Incredible 'Wussiness’ Vs Goldman

A ex-New York Fed examiner revealed shockingly weak oversight of the banking giant—and, worse, how little has changed since the financial meltdown.

Daniel Gross

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OCCUPY FACTS

Capitalism Is Saving the Climate

Protesters might have flooded Wall Street to demand a greener world, but Wall Street is financing the construction of a post-carbon economy in a way that government can’t.

Daniel Gross

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Apple Is About to Dethrone Rolex

When Apple Watch comes out early next year, it will be cooler and more relevant than any Rolex or Cartier. Sorry, Switzerland.

Daniel Gross

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GAME OF THRONES

Benedict Arnold Burger King

Fast food doesn’t sell like it once did, so the burger chain is taking over Tim Horton’s—not for their doughnuts, but for their lighter tax burden.

Daniel Gross

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